Student E-Mental Health - Mental Health Systems and Services Laboratory

Selected Recent Publications:

Effectiveness of the Minder Mobile Mental Health and Substance Use Intervention for University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial

Vereschagin, M., Wang, A. Y., Richardson, C. G., Xie, H., Munthali, R. J., Hudec, K. L., Leung, C., Wojcik, K. D., Munro, L., Halli, P., Kessler, R. C., & Vigo, D. V. (2024). Journal of medical Internet research, 26, e54287. https://doi.org/10.2196/54287

Evaluating the effectiveness of a co-developed e-mental health intervention for university students: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Wang, A. Y., Vereschagin, M., Richardson, C. G., Xie, H., Hudec, K. L., Munthali, R. J., Munro, L., Leung, C., Kessler. R. C., & Vigo, D. (2023). JMIR Research Protocols. DOI: 10.2196/49364.

Co-developing tools to support student mental health and substance use: Minder app development from conceptualization to realization

Vereschagin, M., Wang, A. Y., Leung, C., Richardson, C. G., Hudec, K. L., Doan, Q., Virk, P., Halli, P., Wojcik, K. D., Munro, L., Chai, B. S., Mori, T., Sha, M., Mittertreiner, E., Farkou, A., Sigamany, D., & Vigo, D. (2023). Journal of Behavioural Cognitive Therapy, Volume 33, Issue 1. DOI: 10.1016.j.jbct.2023.02.002

Global and regional projections of the economic burden of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementials from 2019 to 2050: A value of statistical life approach

Nandi, A., Counts, N., Chen, S., Seligman, B., Totorice, D., Vigo, D., & Bloom, D. E. (2022). eClinicalMedicine, Volume 51, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101580

Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the 21st century: paradigm shifts versus incremental integration

Stein, D. J., Shoptaw, S. J., Vigo, D., Lund, C., Cuijpers, P., Bantjes, J., Sartorius, N., & Maj, M. (2022). Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the 21st century: paradigm shifts versus incremental integration. World Psychiatry, Volume 22, Issue 3, Pages 393-414. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20998

Perceived Helpfulness of Treatment For Social Anxiety Disorder: Findings From The WHO World Mental Health Surveys

Bruffaerts, R., Harris, M. G., Kazdin, A. E., Vigo, D. V., Sampson, N. A., Chiu, W.-T., Al-Hamzawi A., Alonso, J., Altwaijri, Y. A., Andrade, L., Benjet, C., de Girolamo, G., Florescu, S., Haro, J. M., Hu, C.-Y., Karam, A., Karam, E. G., Kovess-Masfety, V., Lee, S., McGrath, J. J., Navarro-Mateu, F., Nishi, D., O’Neill, S., Posada-Villa, J., Scott, K. M., ten Have, M., Torres, Y., Wojtyniak, B., Xavier, M., Zarkov, Z., & Kessler, R. C. (2022). Perceived Helpfulness of Treatment For Social Anxiety Disorder: Findings From The WHO World Mental Health Surveys. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 57(10), 2079–2095. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-022-02249-3

Orozco, R., Vigo, D., Benjet, C., Borges, G., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Andrade, L.H., Cia, A., Hwang, I., Kessler, R.C., Piazza, M., Posada-Villa, J., Rafful, C., Sampson, N., Stagnaro, J.C., Torres, Y., Viana, M.C., Medina-Mora, M.. Barriers to treatment for mental disorders in six countries of the Americas: A regional report from the World Mental Health Surveys, Journal of Affective Disorders, Volume 303, 2022, Pages 273-285, ISSN 0165-0327, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.02.031.

Benjet, C., Borges, G., Orozco, R., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Andrade, L.H., Cia, A., Hwang, I., Kessler, R.C., Piazza, M., Posada-Villa, J., Sampson, N., Stagnaro, J.C., Torres, Y., Viana, M.C., Vigo, D., Medina-Mora, M., Journal of Affective Disorders, Volume 303, 2022, Pages 168-179, ISSN 0165-0327, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.02.019.

Patterns and correlates of patient-reported helpfulness of treatment for common mental and substance use disorders in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

Kessler, R.C., Kazdin, A.E., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Al-Hamzawi, A., Alonso, J., Altwaijri, Y., Andrade, L.H., Benjet, C., Bharat, C., Borges, G., Bruffaerts, R., Bunting, B., Caldas-de-Almeida, J.M., Cardoso, G., Chiu, W.T., Cia, A., Ciutan, M., Degenhardt, L., de Girolamo, G., de Jonge, P., de Vries, Y.A., Florescu, S., Gureje, O., Haro, J.M., Harris, M.G., Hu, C.Y., Karam, A.N., Karam, E.G., Karam, G., Kawakami, N., Kiejna, A., Kovess-Masfety, V., Lee, S., Makanjuola, V., McGrath, J.J., Medina-Mora, M.E., Moskalewicz, J., Navarro-Mateu, F., Nierenberg, A.N., Nishi, D., Ojagbemi, A., Oladeji, B.D., O’Neill, S., Posada-Villa, J., Puac-Polanco, V., Rapsey, C., Ruscio, A.M., Sampson, N.A., Scott, K.M., Slade, T., Stagnaro, J.C., Stein, D.J., Tachimori, H., ten Have, M., Torres, Y., Viana, M.C., Vigo, D.V., Williams, D.R., Wojtyniak, B., Xavier, M., Zarkov, Z., Ziobrowski, H.N., and on behalf of the WHO World Mental Health Survey collaborators. (2022). Patterns and correlates of patient-reported helpfulness of treatment for common mental and substance use disorders in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys. World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 21(2), 272–286. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20971

The true global disease burden of mental illness: still elusive

Vigo, D., Jones, L., Atun, R., & Thornicroft, G. (2022). The true global disease burden of mental illness: Still elusive. The Lancet Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(22)00002-5

Perceived helpfulness of treatment for alcohol use disorders: Findings from the World Mental Health Surveys

Degenhardt, L., Bharat, C., Chiu, W.T., Harris, M., Kazdin, A.E., Vigo, D.V., Sampson, N., Alonso, J., Andrade, L.H., Bruffaerts, R., Bunting, B., Cardoso, G., de Girolamo, G., Florescu, S., Gureje, O., Haro, J.M., Hu, C.Y., Karam, A., Karam, E.G., Kovess-Masfety, V., Lee, S., Makanjuola, V., McGrath, J.J., Medina-Mora, M.E., Moskalewicz, J., Navarro-Mateu, F., Posada-Villa, J., Rapsey, C., Stagnaro, J.C., Tachimori, H., ten Have, M., Torres, Y., Williams, D.R., Zarkov, Z., Kessler, R.C., and on behalf of the WHO World Mental Health Survey collaborators. (2021). Perceived helpfulness of treatment for alcohol use disorders: Findings from the World Mental Health Surveys. Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

Antidepressant use in low- middle- and high-income countries: a World Mental Health Surveys report.

Kazdin, A. E., Wu, C.-S., Hwang, I., Puac-Polanco, V., Sampson, N. A., Al-Hamzawi, A., Alonso, J., Andrade, L. H., Benjet, C., Caldas-de-Almeida, J.-M., de Girolamo, G., de Jonge, P., Florescu, S., Gureje, O., Haro, J. M., Harris, M. G., Karam, E. G., Karam, G., Kovess-Masfety, V., Lee, S., McGrath, J. J., Navarro-Mateu, F., Nishi, D., Oladeji, B. D., Posada-Villa, J., Stein, D. J., Üstün, T. B., Vigo, D. V., Zarkov, Z., Zaslavsky, A. M., Kessler, R. C., and the WHO World Mental Health Survey collaborators. Antidepressant use in low- middle- and high-income countries: A World Mental Health Surveys report. Psychological Medicine, 53(4), 1583-1591. doi:10.1017/S0033291721003160

Addressing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to realise the promise of the UN’s “Decade of Healthy Ageing”

Vigo, D., Nandi, A., Seligman, B., Malik, S., Han, R., Counts, N., Chen, S., & Bloom, D. (2021).

Case Studies in Global Mental Health Delivery.

Raviola B, Vigo D, Patel V. MIT PRESS (Estimated Publication Date: 2021).

Burden of disease among the world’s poorest billion people: An expert-informed secondary analysis of Global Burden of Disease estimates.

Coates MM, Ezzati M, Robles Aguilar G, Kwan GF, Vigo D, Mocumbi AO, Becker AE, Makani J, Hyder AA, Jain Y, Stefan DC, Gupta N, Marx A, Bukhman G. PLoS One. 2021 Aug 16;16(8):e0253073. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253073. PMID: 34398896; PMCID: PMC8366975.

The perspectives of people who use drugs regarding short term involuntary care for severe substance use disorders.

Chau L, Erickson M, Vigo D, Lou H, Pakhomova T Winston M, MacPherson D, Thomson E, Small W. International Journal of Drug Policy. (In Press).

Dawn of a new day for mental health systems.

Vigo D. Int J Ment health Syst. 2021 May 26;15(1):49. doi: 10.1186/s13033-021-00475-x.

Perceived helpfulness of treatment for specific phobia: findings from the World Mental Health Surveys.

de Vries, Y.A., Harris, M.G., Vigo, D., Chiu, W.T., Sampson, N.A., Al-Hamzawi, A., Alonso, A., Andrade, L. H., Benjet, C., Bruffaerts, R., Bunting, B., Caldas de Almeida, J.M., de Girolamo, G., Florescu, S., Gureje, O., Haro, J.M., Hu, C., Karam, E.G., Kawakami, N., Kovess-Masfety, V., Lee, S., Moskalewicz, J., Navarro-Mateu, F., Ojagbemi, A., Posada-Villa, J., Scott, K., Torres, Y., Zarkov, Z., Nierenberg, A., Kessler, R.C., de Jonge, P., WHO World Mental Health Survey collaborators. 2021 Jun 1;288:199-209. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.04.001. Epub 2021 Apr 20. PMID: 33940429; PMCID: PMC8154701.

Estimating the Prevalence of Mental and Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Approach to Triangulating Available Data to Inform Health Systems Planning.

Vigo D, Jones W, Dove N, Maidana DE, Tallon C, Small W, Samji H. Can J Psychiatry. (2021).

Investigating the effect of COVID-19 dissemination on symptoms of anxiety and depression among university students.

Vigo, D., Jones, L., Munthali, R., Pei, J., Westenberg, J., Munro, L., . . . Richardson, C. BJPsych Open. March 2021. 7(2), E69. doi:10.1192/bjo.2021.24.

Perceived helpfulness of bipolar disorder treatment: Findings from the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys.

Nierenberg, A.A., Harris, M.G., Kazdin, A.E., Puac-Polanco, V., Sampson, N., Vigo, D.V., Chiu W.T., Ziobrowski, H.N., Alonso, J. Altwaijri, Y., Borges, G., Bunting, B., Caldas-de-Almeida, J.M., Haro, J.M., Hu, C.-Y., Kiejna, A., Lee, S., McGrath, J.J., Navarro-Mateu, F., Posada-Villa, J., Scott, K.M., Stagnaro, J.C., Viana, M.C., Kessler, R.C., WHO World Mental Health Survey Collaborators. (2021). Perceived helpfulness of bipolar disorder treatment: Findings from the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys. Bipolar disorders, 23(6), 565–583. https://doi.org/10.1111/bdi.13066

A rapid review of home-based activities that can promote mental wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Puyat JH, Ahmad H, Avina-Galindo AM, (…), Vila-Rodriguez F, Halli P, Salmon A, Vigo D, Almeida A, De Bono CE. PLOS ONE. 2020 Dec 3;15(12):e0243125.

Toward measuring effective treatment coverage: critical bottlenecks in quality- and user-adjusted coverage for major depressive disorder.

Vigo D et al. Psychological Medicine 1–11. Published online Oct 20, 2020.

Perceived helpfulness of treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder: Findings from the World Mental Health Surveys.

Stein, D., Harris, M., Vigo, D., Chiu, Wai., Sampson, N., Alonso, J., Altwaijri, Y., Bunting, B., Caldas‐de Almeida, J., Cía, A.,Ciutan, M., Degenhardt, L., Gureje, O., Karam, A., Karam, E., Lee, S., Medina‐Mora, M., Mneimneh, Z., Navarro‐Mateu, F., Posada‐Villa, J., Rapsey, C., Torres, Y.,Viana, M., Ziv, Y., Kessler, R., and the WHO World Mental Health Survey Collaborators. Depression and Anxiety. Published online June 24, 2020.

Our Digital Moment: Innovations and Opportunities in Digital Mental Health Care. Can J Psychiatry.

Gratzer D, Torous J, (…), Vigo D, Pajer K, Yatham LN. Can J Psychiatry. June 30, 2020.

The Differential Outcomes of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries vs High-Income Countries.

Vigo D., Thornicroft, G., Gureje, O. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online June 11, 2020.

Findings From World Mental Health Surveys of the Perceived Helpfulness of Treatment for Patients With Major Depressive Disorder.

Harris, M., Kazdin, A.E., Chiu, W.T., Sampson, N.A., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Al-Hamzawi, A., Alonso, J., Altwaijri, Y., Andrade, L.H., Cardoso, G., Cia, A., Florescu, S., Gureje, O., Hu, C., Karam, E.G., Karam, G., Mneimneh, Z., Navarro-Mateu, F., Oladeji, B., O’Neill, S., Scott, K., Slade, T., Torres, Y., Vigo, D., Wojtyniak, B., Zarkov, Z., Ziv, Y., Kessler, R.C., on behalf of the WHO World Mental Health Survey Collaborators. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online May 20, 2020.

Emergency Response to COVID-19 in Canada: Platform Development and Implementation for eHealth in Crisis Management.

Krausz, M., Westenberg J.N., Vigo, D., Spence, R.T., Ramsey, D. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. May 15, 2020; 6(2).

Mental Health of Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Vigo D, Patten S, (…), Thornicroft G, Yatham LN. Can J Psychiatry. Published May 11, 2020.

Cannabidiol as a treatment for mood disorders: A systematic review.

Pinto JV, Saraf G, Frysch C, Vigo D, Keramatian K, Chakrabarty T, Lam RW, Kauer-Sant’Anna M, Yatham LN. Can J Psychiatry. April 2020.

Patterns of care and dropout rates from outpatient mental healthcare in low-, middle- and high-income countries from the World Health Organization’s World Mental Health Survey Initiative.

Fernández D, Vigo D, (…), Kessler R, Haro J. Psychological Medicine. April 28, 2020.

Burden of Mental, Neurological, Substance Use Disorders and Self-Harm in North America: A Comparative Epidemiology of Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Vigo, D., Jones, L., Thornicroft, G., Atun, R. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 2020 Feb;65(2):87-98.

Cariprazine in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Pinto JV, Saraf G, Vigo D, Keramatian K, Chakrabarty T, Yatham LN. Bipolar Disord. 2019;10.1111/bdi.12850.

Mobile Apps for Medication Management: Review and Analysis.

Tabi K, Randhawa AS, Choi F, Mithani Z, Albers F, Schnieder M, Nikoo M, Vigo D, Jang K, Demlova R, Krausz M. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2019;7(9):e13608.

A Partnership for Transforming Mental Health Globally.

Vigo, D., Patel, V., Becker, A., Bloom, D., Yip, W., Raviola, G., Saxena, S., Kleinman, A.; Lancet Psychiatry. January 28, 2019.

Disease Burden and Government Spending on Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders, and Self-Harm: Cross-sectional, Ecological Study of Health System Response in the Americas.

Vigo, D., Kestel, D., Pendakur, K.,Thornicroft, G., Atun, R; Lancet Public Health. Published Online November 13, 2018.

The burden of mental disorders, neurological, substance use and suicide: Report on mental health priorities in Argentina.

Vigo D, Jones L, Maidana DE, Krausz M, Kestel D. Argentine Journal of Psychiatry – Vertex. 2018;XXIX(142):304‐312.